Throughout my career as a biology teacher I have taken photos of birds to use in my classes. I have boxes of slides showing birds that are represented only by a small image and aren't very satisfying to view. Since retiring several years ago I have started digiscoping. My photos now show birds that can be identified by visible characteristics. Not only have my photos become more pleasing (to me) but digiscoping allows me to be a much better observer of nature because it is less disruptive to the subjects. Since 2011 I have used a DSLR camera for many photos.